ironize

ironize
i·ron·ize (īʹrə-nīz') v. i·ron·ized, i·ron·iz·ing, i·ron·iz·es v. tr.
To make ironic in effect:

The actor ironized his performance of the speech.

v. intr.
To use irony.
  [ironic + -ize.]

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